Okay, so I ripped the “Silence, I kill you” off from Jeff Dunham, a ventriloquist comedian that has the most hilarious bit I have seen on terrorism. Of course, it is pretty hard to get a laugh out of such a serious topic and it may not surprise you to learn that I have an opinion about the plans for an Islamic Community Center and Mosque two blocks from ground zero in New York. This is the very place where a piece of the hijacked plane’s landing gear fell from the explosion that rocked one of the towers. For that reason, and that reason only, it has been vacant since 2001. This IS ground zero. Now President Obama has become a staunch defender of the U.S. Constitution. As much as it pains me to admit it, the President is right in saying that the Muslims have the right to build. Now, I wish he extended those same property ownership rights to the wallets of the American people, but nonetheless he in on the mark. What is really at hand here is why the peaceful, caring, loving, kind, religion of Islam does not have anyone speaking out against this (actually, there are a few, but I am talking like 3). I mean, if you were Muslim, wouldn’t you already be completely mortified that someone in the name of your peaceful religion has used it to slaughter thousands of innocent people? It is very difficult for “mainstream” Islam to make a stand at this point because Muslims have had 9 years to make a stand and they have failed miserably. Maybe this is why an overwhelming percentage of American people are against the construction of this Mosque at ground zero.
This is not an issue of religious freedom or even religious tolerance as some have suggested. The real issue comes down to the fact that the Muslim community has done a very poor job at disassociating themselves with radicals in their religion. One could argue it is simply the result of lack of effort. Even the Muslims who condemn terrorism follow it up with…”but you have to understand what America has done to them.” If the American people, regardless of their religious views, would see scores of Muslims publically appalled by the hijacking of their religion (pardon the pun), there would be more acceptance and understanding. This particular Imam (that’s the Priest for you Catholics, Rabbi for you Jews, or Preacher for you Baptists) for the planned Mosque has gone on record as promoting the fine merits of Sharia Law and feels it should be observed in America. I am not sure which part he feels is best. Perhaps the part where woman are stoned to death for adultery. Hmmmm….maybe the part where freedom of speech is strictly forbidden in the criticism of Muhammad and punishable by death. Now isn’t that interesting? The very Amendment in the Bill of Rights which gives these people the right to build a Mosque at Ground Zero is also the same Amendment that is restricted under Sharia Law (Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech…for you average American ignoramuses out there…that’s in the First Amendment). The bottom line is that the people of Islam will not convince America they have a peaceful religion until they stand up against the radical faction within their own religion. My guess is that it is a very hard argument to make given much evidence to the contrary. The bottom line here is that the Mosque at Ground Zero would be a big, giant “up yours” to America from Radical Islam and a constant symbol of their victory. Make no mistake about it folks. There has been a victory against America. In fact, quite a few of them.
I have decided to help my Muslim brothers get their disassociation kicked off with a prepared statement for their use to denounce the radicals in their religion (I would say “and sisters”, but they really don’t roll like that). This is my suggested wording, but they may have their own. The red words are non-negotiable, but the rest can be changed without altering the message. Let me also add that my decision to depict the non-negotiable words in red in no way is intended to parallel that of the words of Jesus Christ in the King James Red Letter Addition of the Holy Bible.
My prepared speech for any Muslim.
“There have been times where we have shown arrogance and been dismissive”….ooops, sorry…wrong apology speech, but as you know, it is not hard to deliver. Let’s try again.
“Over the past 9 years, I have been mortified and embarrassed by the thugs and murderers who have killed innocent people in the name of Allah. In no way did America bring this evil upon themselves with their actions and policies of the past. Muhammad is a prophet of peace and these murderers are desecrating his name. They most certainly are not pleasing to Allah and are not martyrs. I denounce their actions and also denounce Hamas as a terrorist organization. They are not living a life consistent with the teachings of Muhammad. Please do not associate me or my religion with these filthy murderers. I am a proud American and thankful to this country for allowing me to practice my religion without oppression or the fear of reprisal. I understand that many people may associate my religion with these murderers because they claim the name of Islam, but please do not think of me as you do them. Peace be with you and Allah Bless the United States of America.”
I am not sure if they say “Allah bless you” in the Muslim community, but it sounds good to me. Also, the part about being American can be removed for the international version, but there it is. Like most, I could go on and on about this topic, but let me add this. Under Islam, a child born of one Muslim parent is also Muslim. Now, President Obama has publicly stated many times that his Father was Muslim, and yet Obama is a Christian. To me, that sounds like he has rejected Muhammad, which is an offense punishable by death under many Islamic cultures including Sharia. Good thing we live in America, but I sure wouldn’t want those Sharia Law nut jobs anywhere around me if I had rejected Islam.
To lighten the mood, carve out ten minutes and watch this bit from Jeff Dunham called “Achmed the Dead Terrorist.” If you have seen it before, it doesn’t get old.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go
This has a few months on it, but watch this link of U.S. Attorney General refusing to use the term “Radical Islam.” Folks, we are really in trouble here. I can’t believe these people are running our country.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOQt_mP6Pgg
Gay Marriage
Okay….back in the media again…blah blah blah. I am just trying to figure out how two gay people getting married are going to impact me one bit. Like I have said before, let them give it a shot. Lord knows us heterosexual’s don’t have a great track record in the last 30 years. In all seriousness, the only reason this subject tweaks me even a little bit is because of the government sanctioning any marriage in the first place, including my own. Marriage is a RELIGIOUS PRACTICE!!!!!! Again, marriage is rooted in religion and nothing else. For that reason, why do any of us, straight or gay, have to get permission from government to get married? Hell, you have to go get a freakin license from the government to get married for crying out loud!!!! Yeah, yeah…don’t give me all that stuff about tax brackets, benefits, etc. because all that stuff came later after the government decided to start giving us permission to get married. Okay…I am calming down now. I hope I don’t have to get a license for all those exclamation marks. My point is that Marriage is a religious practice and government permission intrudes upon the necessary separation of church and state.
Arizona is now enforcing Federal Law
Folks, I know this topic has been reported and blogged to death, but please educate yourself if you are one of the few legal citizens of the United States of America who still thinks this law is racist, illegal, and will lead to racial profiling.
This is a clip of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder condemning the new Arizona immigration law. Keep in mind, he said this BEFORE he made his other remarks in the link below this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jalzOX-gJac&feature=related
But later, when asked if he has actually read the law…well….uh…he hasn’t actually read it, but just what he has read in the newspaper. Way to do your homework Mr. Attorney General.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjAXcU89gEk
Iran bans western hairstyles, including the Mullet!
Okay, so finally a benefit to an oppressive dictatorship. It’s all business for now on. No more parties in the back.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/07/06/2010-07-06_iran_launches_crackdown_on_western_hairstyles_culture_ministry_bans_mullet_ponyt.html
The 2nd Amendment survives in Chicago, but for the wrong reason
Not too long ago, one of the most violent cities in America was successfully challenged in the Supreme Court. It seems as though it is against the law to own a gun in one of the most violent cities in the country. How can that be? Well, anti gun laws do not reduce crime, they increase it. But anyway, during the presidential debates, in referring to the 2nd Amendment Obama stated, “…but just because you have an individual right does not mean that the state or local government can’t constrain the exercise of that right.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWajf5RkDJ8
Uhhhh…that’s sort of what the Bill of Rights is intended to do, which is protect certain rights documented in the constitution and cannot be restricted in the states. Does this guy actually believe himself? Regardless, the U.S. Supreme Court does not see it his way. The case was actually challenging a court ruling where someone was not allowed to keep a gun in their own home. The thing that troubles me the most is that the average American believes the 2nd Amendment exists so that people can protect themselves from bad guys who try to hurt them at home. While that is a nice byproduct, it was not the true intent. The 2nd Amendment exists so people can protect themselves from the government. Plain and simple. Unfortunately, everyone thinks I am a whack job when I say stuff like that, but do your homework and you will find it to be true.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062802134.html
I suppose there is “Free” in “Freedom” after all
Free verses Freedom. Both come with a cost to someone, and the one who benefited without paying the cost is the one who forgets who provides it. That goes for the folks in this country who enjoy freedom, but have not sacrificed to have it, just as it does someone who enjoys “free” anything without sacrificing to get it. Man, I know the first lady is supposed to be off limits, but she just makes it so hard to pass up. In referring to Obama Care, Michele Obama writes, ““Under this new law, all new private plans will provide basic preventive services — things like childhood immunizations and checkups, mammograms, colonoscopies, cervical screenings, and treatment for high blood pressure — absolutely free of charge. No copay. No deductible. No co-insurance needed.” Folks, insurance plans don’t provide anything for free. The people that pay into the plan provide it. Some win, some lose. That’s how insurance works, but not soon once the government is involved. What a disaster. And if you voted for hope and change, you are sure getting it. And there is more to come.Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/19/first-lady-says-obamacare-makes-her-life-easier/#ixzz0xfA2MrUZ
Friday, August 27, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Looking for a Iraq War Protest?
Liberals are warning us to be careful of the “anti-government” movement. They call it dangerous. They say that Tea-Partiers are not really protesting unfair taxation, but rather just hate the Federal Government. If that isn’t enough to make you not like Tea-Partiers, Liberals say they are racists. Of course, there is no evidence of racism at tea parties. But that is how such accusations work today. No facts are required. Here’s a little trivia question. Which political party tried to block the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Democrats! THAT is a fact.
The notion that Tea Partiers are not really protesting taxes, but rather the Federal Government got me to thinking a bit. Maybe they ARE protesting the Federal Government and its abuses. So? Then, I started to think about anti-war protesters and if they were really protesting the war, or the government. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks……where did the anti Iraq War protestors go to? They disappeared! And yet, we are STILL in Iraq with daily casualties.
More facts - I just love YouTube because it forces you to believe me!
In January 2007, then Senator Barak Hussein Obama called for Iraq withdrawal by 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDqNcOT1MTA
July 5th 2008, Barak Hussein Obama: “In order to end this war responsibly, I will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. We can responsibly remove one to two combat brigades each month. If we start with the number of brigades we have in Iraq today, we can remove all of them in sixteen months.” The President just completed his sixteen month in office, but we are still in Iraq. Protesters…where are you? Don’t forget that Vice President Joe Biden was against the surge in Iraq and declared that we had lost the war. Now, he praises the President for his leadership in Iraq and credits him with our recent success (which is the result of the surge he was against). Unbelievable!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJlBF26y-O0&feature=related
Why are we not calling the President to the carpet on this? How many of you even knew he said these things? With the help of the liberal, Obama worshiping media, the protestors have all gone home and no one noticed. Were you really protesting the war, or were you protesting George W. Bush? Why are you not still protesting? This I know for sure: You have no honor!
Obama: “I do think at a certain point, you’ve made enough money.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0JkyZx1LdQ
Now THIS is scary. If you do not find this unsettling, then just go back to watching live footage of the oil slick move ashore in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. President, at what point has someone made enough money? What is the number? Who determines this figure? As I have said many times, wealth envy is at the heart of many Americans today. What they have personally accomplished and earned does not matter to them, so long as someone else does not have more. This is particularly true when it is perceived that someone with more wealth did not put forth great effort to earn it. The concept of wealth envy is as old as time itself and is even the subject of one of Jesus’ parables. In Matthew 20, Jesus talks of a landowner who hired several different groups of workers throughout the day. He told the first group early in the morning that if they worked all day, they would each receive one Denarius. As they day progressed, the landowner proceeded to go out and hire four more groups of workers at different times, the last group being hired in the “eleventh hour” of the day. He told all of these subsequent groups that he would pay them “what is right” when the work day was over. From the scripture: “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’ The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a Denarius. So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’ But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” (Matt. 20).
Here, the first group was clearly happy with their agreed upon wages until they noticed that someone else earned the same amount, while performing less work nonetheless. Most theologians would argue this scripture is not about money at all, but rather the notion that hard work and good deeds alone does not place one if front of another in the kingdom of Heaven. While I agree with the interpretation, I have always found it interesting that Jesus used this to communicate his point. Clearly, it is something that spoke to his followers then and still does today….wealth envy. It’s a powerful thing. “Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money?” Wow. For the record, I have every reason to believe the big, evil, Denarius holding land owner verified every workers citizenship prior to hiring them. Yeah....you knew THAT was coming!
Speaking of Jesus…..What would “Heh Soos” Do?)
Well, the state of Arizona has taken it upon them to do what the Federal Government has not. The Feds will flex their muscles and try to declare the Arizona law unconstitutional. The Liberal media will compare it to the state of Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement.
I have heard it asked from Liberals, “What would Jesus do?” (I had fun pronouncing it “Heh Soos” while I wrote this). They often ask this question to a conservative who is a Christian and is, in their opinion, behaving in a mean spirited way. While the inquisitive Liberal may not know a darn thing about Jesus, this is their way of sticking it to the conservative Christian. Clearly, it is an attempt to paint the conservative right as a bunch of two faced hypocrites. Hurting the environment? What would Jesus do? Protesting unfair taxation? What would Jesus do? Against mandatory wealth redistribution? What would Jesus do? The fact is that no one knows exactly what Jesus would do. Since many Liberals would rather read Karl Marx’ Communist Manifesto than they would the Holy Bible, I doubt they will ever know the answer. My favorite interview has been with Catholic Priest in Arizona who seems to know what Jesus would do and he apparently would not send Illegal Aliens back to their homeland. Oh, by the way….92% of this guy’s congregation is Hispanic and presumably not all of them are in our country legally. I know I am going to catch hell from my Catholic friends on this one, but here goes. I really do not think the Catholic Church is in the position to be preaching about human rights at the moment!
So let me get this straight. The Federal Government is refusing to act upon their constitutional duty to protect our borders. Now, the Obama administration is attacking the local authorities in Arizona for doing it on their own. Is the current administration intentionally trying to overrun our country with illegal aliens? Maybe Acorn can get them to be registered voters under familiar names from the NFL. Oopss….sorry, they already did pulled that one. To be fair, the Bush Administration did little to stop illegal immigration. They did start building a fence, which the Obama administration has halted. Maybe the Obama administration can put the illegals to work painting the partially completed fence (Just our side of course - We don’t care about the other side). Oh, and before the e-mails start, I know it is a fence and not a wall so there is really nothing to paint. That is sarcasm.
Let me say this; I do not blame illegal aliens one bit for wanting to be in this country (although I think they are starting to rethink it). So, what would “Heh Soos” do? Perhaps he would feed 5,000 of the hungry Illegal aliens with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. There is no evidence he would sit around and wait for the government to come to the rescue. There is also no evidence that he would advocate mandating that everyone with income surrender a portion of their possessions to the government to be redistributed to the needy crowd.
More progress for woman’s rights in Saudi
A 12 year old girl in Saudi Arabia was forced to marry an 80 year old man against her will. The marriage was reportedly sealed with a dowry of 85,000 riyals ($22,350) and consummated. Now, the Saudi court says she can pursue a divorce. Incidentally, I had to find this in a London paper. No reputable news outlet in America covered it besides FoxNews. Yes, we are sooooo concerned about oppression and abuse of children around the world…except when they are Muslim. That would be poking our nose where it doesn’t belong. Right? So American human rights groups won’t let you buy sneakers made overseas by a 12 year old (when a profit is involved), but they won’t do anything to a religious culture that condones, promotes, and embraces the rape of a little girl. Once again, you have no honor!
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7019754.ece
ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis Attacks Conservatives, Promotes Socialism
The CEO for Acorn recently spoke to the Young Democratic Socialists. I was not aware there was such a group, but I am not surprised. She told them, “Any group that says ‘I’m young, I’m Democratic, and I’m a Socialist’ is alright with me.” Then, she starts taking shots at the Tea Party. She goes on to say, “We are right now in time that is going to dwarf the era of Jim Crow and segregation. She accuses the Tea Party of being racist. “…blatant uncovering and ripping off the mask of racism….”
This is the organization that received $53 million dollars from the Federal Government since 1994. No, let me state it correctly…..they received this money from taxpayers via the Federal Government! If it were not for a young guy and a hidden video camera, they would still be getting our money. This woman has the gall to take the issue to the Supreme Court. At least they made the right decision. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH4PYYev1u0
Tiny Iran Doesn’t Pose a Serious Threat to us?
On May 18th, 2008 Barack Hussein Obama announced in a town hall meeting that Iran did not pose a serious threat to the U.S. and that “if Iran ever tried to pose a serious threat to us, they wouldn’t stand a chance.” NOW who is being arrogant?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUwQeJ3iuaw
Now, fast forward to today. Recently, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates admitted we have no plan or strategy in place to effectively deal with Iran as a nuclear threat. Here is the story, but don’t be surprised. Two years ago, the President told you that Iran was not to be taken seriously. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsxm9HCeOho
Don’t stand up in the island of Guam
Here is a film clip of Congressman Hank Johnson from Georgia asking questions to Naval Admiral Willard, who is the Commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet. The Admiral was appearing in front of the House Armed Services Committee to bring more troops to Guam and the Congressman was asking him questions. This was largely dismissed by the liberal media, but to be a little fair, many thought it so incredibly outlandish that some folks suspected it was an April fool’s joke. Sadly enough, it was not a joke and this man is an elected official representing a district in Georgia. You have to watch this. Words can’t describe….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9R-cQ_A_6w
Wow! A Firing Squad?
Lot's of irony here. A man who shot a Utah attorney 25 years ago in a prison escape, now faces a firing squad if he chooses. Amnesty International says it is cruel and unusual punishment and that the man he killed would not want the death penalty. The man he killed left the Vietnam War and vowed to never use a weapon again, but gave time to defend murderers. I suppose it is common for defense attorney’s to oppose the death penalty (you can’t win them all), but I have never heard a dead one oppose it.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20003249-504083.html
Friday, April 2, 2010
Today is Good Friday....Not Gay Friday
Uproar over a college play in Texas depicting a gay JesusThis was an eye opener for me. I never realized there was a “Gay Jesus” movement out there, but it’s true. In researching this topic, I stumbled across a web world of folks promoting the idea of a gay Jesus. I guess as a Christian, I am supposed to be outraged, upset, blah blah blah. It probably will not surprise you to learn that most of the people involved in the gay Jesus movement are….well….gay. Oddly enough, I am somewhat amused by the gay Jesus crowd. I am familiar with White Jesus, Black Jesus, and Hispanic Jesus. I suppose many of us, myself included, are guilty of trying to make Jesus like us, as opposed to the other way around. Hey, why stop with gay Jesus? We should include everyone in the “make Jesus like me” movement. We could have a wheelchair Jesus. How about a mentally challenged Jesus? I got it…..let’s have an unemployed Jesus! In all seriousness, can you imagine what the Muslims would be doing if these college kids launched a play depicting a gay Mohammed? They would have to join that Mohammed cartoon artist, whom I believe is still in hiding along with Salman Rushdie. In fact, I am probably not too safe even suggesting a gay Mohammad play, even as a joke. Of course, Jacksonville’s very own Rev. Jerry Vines made national news after 9/11 by referring to Mohammed as a “Demon possessed pedophile.” I am not sure if I want to mess with a demon possessed pedophile, and I’m not even Catholic. I think my gay, mentally challenged Jesus could take him! There you have it folks! Something offensive for just about everyone! Ahhh…… thankya…thankya….thankya veramuch.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6329890n
So I guess Socialism isn’t newsworthyOkay all you Fox News haters. The very bias that you claim is carried out by Fox News is what conservatives have dealt with for many years. Here is an example. Recently, when commenting on the passage of the “Health Care bill” (puke), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (Democrat from Montana) said, "Too often, much of late, the last couple three years, the mal-distribution of income in American is gone up way too much, the wealthy are getting way, way too wealthy and the middle income class is left behind," he said. "Wages have not kept up with increased income of the highest income in America. This legislation will have the effect of addressing that mal-distribution of income in America." Do you think this is news? Good Lord Almighty above people!!!! This man, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, has given the most honest and raving endorsement of Socialism we have seen in a long time and who is the only main news source who has picked up? Fox News. Of course, all of the conservative B and C news outlets picked it up from Fox, but not the AP, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, SOB…whatever….you get the idea.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/26/democratic-senator-health-care-law-address-mal-distribution-income/
But HERE is BIG BIG news in the mainstream liberal Media. Conservative goddess Ann Coulter had to cancel a speech at the University of Ottawa because of rowdy protesters (Ottawa is in Canada if you liberals want to go get some of that superior health care). So this is news, but it isn’t news when high a ranking Senator espouses Marxism? To be fair, I probably would have criticized the main stream media if they had not reported the Ann Coulter protesters, but my criticism is really aimed at their refusal to carry the comments by the Marxist Senator. By the way, I also learned that almost all conservative icons bring a bodyguard when traveling to college campuses. Yeah, those peaceful, loving liberals don’t have any violent prone idiots in their crowds do they? By the way, still no denouncement of this violence from the left except from the college administrators even though it was college employees that distributed literature that stirred up the crowd.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=10186581
More Socialism endorsements….
I heard recently that former Democrat Presidential candidate Howard Dean admitted that Obama Care is wealth redistribution. I could not find this story anywhere in the mainstream media, except for FOX. So I set out to find it somewhere that a liberal could be convinced that Howard Dean actually said this. Along comes the wonder of YouTube so here it is. I waste my time, so you don’t have to!
Here is the quote: “When it gets out of wack as it did in the 20’s and as it has now you need to do some redistribution. This is a form of redistribution.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQy_XpzwRn0
One more Socialist endorsement for Obama Care…..Fidel Castro himselfFidel Castro has praised the passage of Obama Care. Of course, he criticizes the U.S. for taking so long to come around to his way of thinking. Maybe our President should meet with Fidel and get some tips on how to stop smoking. Fidel kicked the habit years ago.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-cb-health-care-fidel-castro,0,470625.story
Global Warming Causes ViolenceThat’s right. Just when you think the nut jobs have run out of steam, they come out with this. It seems as though the imaginary global warming, which is caused by man (with no evidence whatsoever…and even some to the contrary) is now the cause of global violence.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100324-global-warming-violence-aggression/
Ronald McDonald is apparently persuading kids to become fatA liberal, anti-capitalist organization has targeted Ronald McDonald for early retirement. While this may sound like a good lawsuit for age discrimination, Ronald isn't going down easy. Truthfully, I had never heard of this "not for profit" organization until I saw this story claiming that Ronald McDonald is making our kids fat. They claim that it is corporately irresponsible for McDonald's to have a clown like character targeting children. Give me a break. Think about this; how do kids get to McDonald's? I mean, I tend to think of a "kid" (not a goat) as someone under 16, perhaps way under 16. How do they get the super sized double cheeseburgers? Is Ronald hanging around the school yard giving them the first one for "free" and telling them that there is "plenty more where that came from?" Of course, this is not the case. Instead, these kids are carted to McDonald's by their parents who give them money to purchase the obesity causing, government regulated, taxed to the hilt, junk food (by the way, they serve salads…they aren’t too bad either). This is all about taking down another corporate symbol. Much like the 9/11 hijackers targeted symbols of America, these anti-capitalists have targeted a symbol of profit and success.
By the way, when did "corporate responsibility" become a requirement anyway? I mean, sure I understand it isn't right to hurt people for financial gain (or any other gain for that matter…such as political gain), but think about all of the goods and services that exist because of someone’s ignorance or downright stupidity. How many different pieces of exercise equipment are lying dormant in homes across America? They all have very attractive warranties because the vendor knew we wouldn't use it enough to break it. What about the weight loss programs where you buy their food? There is no magic pixie dust in the food. It is discipline packaged in a small proportioned box. Is this corporate responsibility?
By the way, this is the same group of tree hugging wackos that want to outlaw plastic water bottles and replace them with water filters on our taps at home. Have you ever sat through a water filter sales pitch? Yeah, now that's some corporate responsibility! This is a group that is promoting militant environmentalism, while trying to destroy capitalism at the same time. Yeah, there is a big difference between "not for profit" and "anti-profit."
Mission Statement for Chuck's new company: “We are here to provide an attractive and highly sought after product to a growing market. We do this so we may earn a profit. The amount of this profit is directly attributable to our success. We maximize our profit legally and ethically, while eliminating our competition by producing the best product at the most attractive price. We have no intention of making the world a better place with our product. Although all of us as individuals have a moral obligation to be upstanding citizens and help human kind through our own personal resources, the company does not produce our product for this purpose.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/ronald-mcdonald-corporate-accountability-international-89322627.html
Don't look for these new energy star approved products on store shelves anytime soon
So you think that energy star seal of approval on your appliances is saving you money, while helping the environment? Think again. A recent Federal investigation found that the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, who jointly manage the Energy Star Program, granted Energy Star certifications to bogus products that were anything but energy efficient. Among the certified products was a gasoline powered alarm clock and a "air cleaner", which was produced by attaching a feather duster and fly paper to a space heater (pictured here). Don't forget folks….this is the same government that will now be managing your health care and making decisions about your treatment.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/27/nation/la-na-energy-star27-2010mar27
Please….Let Me HelpBelieve it or not, I sometimes receive comments on my blog via the anonymous feedback link. Although I have the option, I rarely post the comments to my blog. Somehow, other blog sites have picked up my posting of the rumored quote from Benjamin Franklin, “When people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the Republic.” As a result, I receive comments from unknown sources about this particular posting all the time. Although the mainstream media would have us believe that conservatives have cornered the market on anger, most of the comments I receive are liberal aligned rants spewing ignorance and hatred from the left. I received a comment the other day that I have to share because it so clearly illustrates the ridiculous arguments from the left. Let’s face it, this is why liberals cannot get a foothold in talk radio or on heads up television. The simple truth is that liberal logic is….well….that is an oxymoron in itself. Liberals have to disguise their message as movies, music, poetry, or news. Any other way just doesn’t work. Unfortunately, these are some of the most powerful outlets in our country. At any rate, here is the feedback along with my commentary:
“the problem is: the upper bracket is paying an increased percentage of there [their] higher income. If the tax rate is say 10%, I make 100 so i pay 10$ in taxes. Then mr. bottom bracket comes along and also pays 10% (in rl the % would be different of course)but he only makes 10$ so he pays 1$ in taxes. however the stats would show that im paying 91% of the collected taxes.” First of all, if you are the writer of this, read this blog and consider me a friend, we need to talk. It’s okay that you are ignorant about these things. This is why you trust my counsel and need me to help you through your ignorance. For starters, while your cute little two tax payer scenario is mathematically correct, it stops there. This scenario is not even close to our federal system of income taxation. In short, even aside from your ridiculous two tax payer example, it assumes no progressive tax. If you do not understand our current progressive tax system (the 2nd point in Karl Marx’ 10 planks of Communism incidentally), you really should seek to understand. Perhaps you have never earned your way through the first tax bracket (notice that I didn’t say “bottom”…man, I am getting way too nice), or maybe you suffer from Wealth Envy, which is not covered under Obama care. In any case, let me know when you are done enjoying all the rides in Fantasyland and you are ready to come over to Realityland. I will be glad to help. No lines…..no waiting (yes, I know it is hard to believe there are no lines anxiously awaiting my counsel).
Tanned Tushie tax
Tanning beds are taxed under Obama Care and these business owners are HOT! I wonder how many of them voted for Obama. My guess is a lot of them. It’s only a mistake if you make it twice!
http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/24/news/economy/tanning_tax/index.htm
NY salt ban
Politicians in New York are trying to make it illegal for restaurant chefs to use salt when they cook. That should do wonders to bring back the businesses that have fled the city because of regulation and taxes.
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=75227&provider=gnews
Boobie Bombs
I must admit, I am a little skeptical of this story, but it is not out of the realm of possibility. We have already been attacked by the Fruit of Kaboom underwear bomber, so why not a female boobie bomber? A terrorist expert claims that Al Qaeda doctors have been trained in Britain and recruited women to have explosives planted inside their breasts for suicide missions. Watch for the next news story….”TSA refuses to allow 3 big bosomed Muslim women to board plane.” Of course, there will be a lawsuit, but think of the blog material!
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/03/24/terrorists-use-explosives-breast-implants-crash-planes-experts-warn/
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6329890n
So I guess Socialism isn’t newsworthyOkay all you Fox News haters. The very bias that you claim is carried out by Fox News is what conservatives have dealt with for many years. Here is an example. Recently, when commenting on the passage of the “Health Care bill” (puke), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (Democrat from Montana) said, "Too often, much of late, the last couple three years, the mal-distribution of income in American is gone up way too much, the wealthy are getting way, way too wealthy and the middle income class is left behind," he said. "Wages have not kept up with increased income of the highest income in America. This legislation will have the effect of addressing that mal-distribution of income in America." Do you think this is news? Good Lord Almighty above people!!!! This man, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, has given the most honest and raving endorsement of Socialism we have seen in a long time and who is the only main news source who has picked up? Fox News. Of course, all of the conservative B and C news outlets picked it up from Fox, but not the AP, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, SOB…whatever….you get the idea.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/26/democratic-senator-health-care-law-address-mal-distribution-income/
But HERE is BIG BIG news in the mainstream liberal Media. Conservative goddess Ann Coulter had to cancel a speech at the University of Ottawa because of rowdy protesters (Ottawa is in Canada if you liberals want to go get some of that superior health care). So this is news, but it isn’t news when high a ranking Senator espouses Marxism? To be fair, I probably would have criticized the main stream media if they had not reported the Ann Coulter protesters, but my criticism is really aimed at their refusal to carry the comments by the Marxist Senator. By the way, I also learned that almost all conservative icons bring a bodyguard when traveling to college campuses. Yeah, those peaceful, loving liberals don’t have any violent prone idiots in their crowds do they? By the way, still no denouncement of this violence from the left except from the college administrators even though it was college employees that distributed literature that stirred up the crowd.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=10186581
More Socialism endorsements….
I heard recently that former Democrat Presidential candidate Howard Dean admitted that Obama Care is wealth redistribution. I could not find this story anywhere in the mainstream media, except for FOX. So I set out to find it somewhere that a liberal could be convinced that Howard Dean actually said this. Along comes the wonder of YouTube so here it is. I waste my time, so you don’t have to!
Here is the quote: “When it gets out of wack as it did in the 20’s and as it has now you need to do some redistribution. This is a form of redistribution.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQy_XpzwRn0
One more Socialist endorsement for Obama Care…..Fidel Castro himselfFidel Castro has praised the passage of Obama Care. Of course, he criticizes the U.S. for taking so long to come around to his way of thinking. Maybe our President should meet with Fidel and get some tips on how to stop smoking. Fidel kicked the habit years ago.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-cb-health-care-fidel-castro,0,470625.story
Global Warming Causes ViolenceThat’s right. Just when you think the nut jobs have run out of steam, they come out with this. It seems as though the imaginary global warming, which is caused by man (with no evidence whatsoever…and even some to the contrary) is now the cause of global violence.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100324-global-warming-violence-aggression/
Ronald McDonald is apparently persuading kids to become fatA liberal, anti-capitalist organization has targeted Ronald McDonald for early retirement. While this may sound like a good lawsuit for age discrimination, Ronald isn't going down easy. Truthfully, I had never heard of this "not for profit" organization until I saw this story claiming that Ronald McDonald is making our kids fat. They claim that it is corporately irresponsible for McDonald's to have a clown like character targeting children. Give me a break. Think about this; how do kids get to McDonald's? I mean, I tend to think of a "kid" (not a goat) as someone under 16, perhaps way under 16. How do they get the super sized double cheeseburgers? Is Ronald hanging around the school yard giving them the first one for "free" and telling them that there is "plenty more where that came from?" Of course, this is not the case. Instead, these kids are carted to McDonald's by their parents who give them money to purchase the obesity causing, government regulated, taxed to the hilt, junk food (by the way, they serve salads…they aren’t too bad either). This is all about taking down another corporate symbol. Much like the 9/11 hijackers targeted symbols of America, these anti-capitalists have targeted a symbol of profit and success.
By the way, when did "corporate responsibility" become a requirement anyway? I mean, sure I understand it isn't right to hurt people for financial gain (or any other gain for that matter…such as political gain), but think about all of the goods and services that exist because of someone’s ignorance or downright stupidity. How many different pieces of exercise equipment are lying dormant in homes across America? They all have very attractive warranties because the vendor knew we wouldn't use it enough to break it. What about the weight loss programs where you buy their food? There is no magic pixie dust in the food. It is discipline packaged in a small proportioned box. Is this corporate responsibility?
By the way, this is the same group of tree hugging wackos that want to outlaw plastic water bottles and replace them with water filters on our taps at home. Have you ever sat through a water filter sales pitch? Yeah, now that's some corporate responsibility! This is a group that is promoting militant environmentalism, while trying to destroy capitalism at the same time. Yeah, there is a big difference between "not for profit" and "anti-profit."
Mission Statement for Chuck's new company: “We are here to provide an attractive and highly sought after product to a growing market. We do this so we may earn a profit. The amount of this profit is directly attributable to our success. We maximize our profit legally and ethically, while eliminating our competition by producing the best product at the most attractive price. We have no intention of making the world a better place with our product. Although all of us as individuals have a moral obligation to be upstanding citizens and help human kind through our own personal resources, the company does not produce our product for this purpose.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/ronald-mcdonald-corporate-accountability-international-89322627.html
Don't look for these new energy star approved products on store shelves anytime soonSo you think that energy star seal of approval on your appliances is saving you money, while helping the environment? Think again. A recent Federal investigation found that the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, who jointly manage the Energy Star Program, granted Energy Star certifications to bogus products that were anything but energy efficient. Among the certified products was a gasoline powered alarm clock and a "air cleaner", which was produced by attaching a feather duster and fly paper to a space heater (pictured here). Don't forget folks….this is the same government that will now be managing your health care and making decisions about your treatment.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/27/nation/la-na-energy-star27-2010mar27
Please….Let Me HelpBelieve it or not, I sometimes receive comments on my blog via the anonymous feedback link. Although I have the option, I rarely post the comments to my blog. Somehow, other blog sites have picked up my posting of the rumored quote from Benjamin Franklin, “When people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the Republic.” As a result, I receive comments from unknown sources about this particular posting all the time. Although the mainstream media would have us believe that conservatives have cornered the market on anger, most of the comments I receive are liberal aligned rants spewing ignorance and hatred from the left. I received a comment the other day that I have to share because it so clearly illustrates the ridiculous arguments from the left. Let’s face it, this is why liberals cannot get a foothold in talk radio or on heads up television. The simple truth is that liberal logic is….well….that is an oxymoron in itself. Liberals have to disguise their message as movies, music, poetry, or news. Any other way just doesn’t work. Unfortunately, these are some of the most powerful outlets in our country. At any rate, here is the feedback along with my commentary:
“the problem is: the upper bracket is paying an increased percentage of there [their] higher income. If the tax rate is say 10%, I make 100 so i pay 10$ in taxes. Then mr. bottom bracket comes along and also pays 10% (in rl the % would be different of course)but he only makes 10$ so he pays 1$ in taxes. however the stats would show that im paying 91% of the collected taxes.” First of all, if you are the writer of this, read this blog and consider me a friend, we need to talk. It’s okay that you are ignorant about these things. This is why you trust my counsel and need me to help you through your ignorance. For starters, while your cute little two tax payer scenario is mathematically correct, it stops there. This scenario is not even close to our federal system of income taxation. In short, even aside from your ridiculous two tax payer example, it assumes no progressive tax. If you do not understand our current progressive tax system (the 2nd point in Karl Marx’ 10 planks of Communism incidentally), you really should seek to understand. Perhaps you have never earned your way through the first tax bracket (notice that I didn’t say “bottom”…man, I am getting way too nice), or maybe you suffer from Wealth Envy, which is not covered under Obama care. In any case, let me know when you are done enjoying all the rides in Fantasyland and you are ready to come over to Realityland. I will be glad to help. No lines…..no waiting (yes, I know it is hard to believe there are no lines anxiously awaiting my counsel).
Tanned Tushie tax
Tanning beds are taxed under Obama Care and these business owners are HOT! I wonder how many of them voted for Obama. My guess is a lot of them. It’s only a mistake if you make it twice!
http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/24/news/economy/tanning_tax/index.htm
NY salt ban
Politicians in New York are trying to make it illegal for restaurant chefs to use salt when they cook. That should do wonders to bring back the businesses that have fled the city because of regulation and taxes.
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=75227&provider=gnews
Boobie Bombs
I must admit, I am a little skeptical of this story, but it is not out of the realm of possibility. We have already been attacked by the Fruit of Kaboom underwear bomber, so why not a female boobie bomber? A terrorist expert claims that Al Qaeda doctors have been trained in Britain and recruited women to have explosives planted inside their breasts for suicide missions. Watch for the next news story….”TSA refuses to allow 3 big bosomed Muslim women to board plane.” Of course, there will be a lawsuit, but think of the blog material!
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/03/24/terrorists-use-explosives-breast-implants-crash-planes-experts-warn/
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Good Day Comrade!
Greetings Comrades; It’s time we start using the right lingo
Well, I haven’t talked much about the Federal Government hijacking our health care. I cannot think of anything that has not been said a million times. Just understand this is not about “better” health care or providing health care to those who do not have it. It is about government control and wealth redistribution. There is not a single thing in this country the government has run better than the private sector….ever! Anything the Federal Government has ever set out to “fix” has resulted in failure and at a cost many times the original estimate to boot. Many Americans are too complacent, apathetic, and downright ignorant to realize we have just taken the final step on the path toward Socialism. One day, they will realize the magnitude of this government take over and they won’t be able to blame George Bush.
Let’s do some simple logic.
Q: Why has health care become such a hot topic in a country with the best health care in the world?
A: Because the cost of health care continues to rise disproportionately to our income.
Q: Why has the cost of health care risen disproportionately to our income?
A: There are several reasons for this. Our health care has unmistakably become more advanced through the years. Open heart surgery is a routine surgery today (unless it is your heart), whereas years ago you were just sent home to die. While the cost of a funeral rivals that of open heart surgery, it is a onetime cost that we all must pay at some point regardless of when we die. Knowing that we all must pay for a funeral at some point, open heart surgery is an added expense, which did not previously exist in our health care “system.” The same illustration can be drawn for countless medical procedures today. One could argue that better care in a more advanced world simply cost more than before. The capitalist in me says that the laws of supply and demand forces these prices back down, but they sure seem to get sticky on the way down. Our automobiles are way more technologically advanced than years ago. As a result, it cost way more to maintain them when they break. I don’t recall my parents ever mentioning we had to buckle down this month because the Impala needed a new motherboard.
The second reason health care cost have risen dramatically is on the back of your phone book (unless you ordered the CD version this year). Trial lawyers! This actually has two important facets that has been the primary driver of rising healthcare costs. Plain and simple….malpractice insurance. The average Doctor pays anywhere from $70,000 to $150,000 per year for medical malpractice insurance. Unfortunately, the average American thinks that Doctors are filthy rich and can pay for this as easily as the Federal Government pays for…well...anything. Since the average American suffers from Wealth Envy, an infliction in which we have not yet developed a cure, this does not bother them. The other very important impact from all of this (with the help of the lawyers) is the practice of defensive medicine. Some have estimated that hundreds of billions of dollars are needlessly spent every year due to the defensive posture on the part of Doctors to order a full scale battery of tests, even though they are very confident the patient is fine without them. Why? Lawsuits. Plain and simple.
Most people under 60 do not know that their parents actually paid for all routine health care. The Doctor came to the home and performed a service and mailed a bill later to be paid. Insurance was only for significant unplanned illnesses such as a surgery or lengthy treatment. During the 1930’s and 1940’s, Insurance companies began to emerge by offering plan members better rates because they negotiated lower rates with the care providers in exchange for exclusive agreements to steer business in their direction. All of this, combined with guaranteed and prompt payment, made for a beautiful relationship between insurance companies and health care providers. Keep in mind patients still paid their own way, but at a negotiated rate (sort of like Costco, Sam’s, or B.J.’s). They were still insured, however, only for serious costly illness requiring very large expenditures. Then, some wise businessman (just men in those days ladies….I can’t even make an effort to be PC right here), came up with the idea that they could offer a health insurance plan as a benefit to employees at a time when the Federal Government had frozen all wage increases. This, in effect, provided a non-taxable raise to employees. Interestingly, this was a maneuver concocted by none other than Unions!
The Community Organizer turned President would have you believe that evil insurance companies are to blame for rising health care costs. Take a guess at the average profit margin for the health insurance industry in the most recent Fortune 500 report? 18%? Maybe even 20%? Nope. Try 2.2%. By comparison, the Pharmaceutical industry averaged 19.3% and the Medical Products/Equipment industry averaged 16.3%. Of course, it is hard to demonize a company that produces heart catheters or pills, but everyone hates dealing with insurance companies.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/performers/industries/profits/
Muslim Woman are movin’ on up in Saudi
Wow. Such a huge step forward for Muslim women in the world of human rights. Not only does Saudi Arabia now allow female lawyers to step inside a courtroom, they are now permitted to actually argue a case in court. Talk about your progressive Muslim countries. I don’t know folks. Next thing you know they will be showing their ankles and insisting that they sit on the same bench as the Male attorneys….total mayhem. I still cannot figure out where there is no public outcry in our country over how Muslim countries treat woman.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/20/AR2010022001534.html
Folks…this is why I have been telling you the Global Warming Nut Jobs have starting using the term “Climate Change”
So the embattled and former head of the research center, Phil Jones that was at ground zero of the Climate-gate scandal has admitted there has been no global warming in the last 15 years. Did the liberal mainstream media report on this? Nope. By the way – if you haven’t noticed, I try to post links from the typical liberal media outlets. It takes away the liberal argument of bias (isn’t that calling the kettle…well, you get the idea). You would think that they would at least make an effort to report the interview and spin it in their typical liberal fashion. Unfortunately for them, there is no pro-global warming spin you can place on this story. Jones even left open the notion that the earth could have been warmer in mid-evil times. All I can say is…DUDE! That completely destroys any notion that global warming is manmade. Like I have said before…there is no global warming. Even if I concede there is global warming, there is zero evidence to suggest it is manmade.
I know that some of you who are reading this drank the global warming juice a long time ago. Maybe you trust Al Gore (which is why you voted for him). Perhaps you feel that God has entrusted this precious plant to our care and we need to do our part. I certainly agree with you on the later, but not the former. I am not sure if Al Gore believes in global warming as much as he believes he invented the internet, or if he is just plain crazy. If you haven’t noticed, he has all but been in hiding since the climate gate story broke. He will be back out soon….angry and crazy as ever. And to think he was a few hundred dangling chads and one loyal brother away from being our president.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/15/global-warming-insignificant-years-admits-uks-climate-scientist/
Now THAT’S a Fire!
Hey, remember that woman that falsely accused the Duke University lacrosse players for rape and ruined their lives? Well, it seems as though she beat up her boyfriend and made a bonfire out of his wardrobe. Hopefully, the District Attorney will believe his story.
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7068705/
It pains me to bring it up, but when a porn star is involved….
This is my mention of Tiger just so everyone knows I didn’t forget to bring it up. I couldn’t care less, but I MUST mention the story about the former porn star and self professed Tiger mistress demanding an apology from Tiger with her attorney Gloria Allred (the biggest slime ball attorney since the last meeting of O. J.’s Dream Team) by her side. She says she gave up a lucrative career in porn to be Tiger’s mistress. She also said that Tiger told her “I Love You.” Now isn’t this a switch? You guys ever remember a pal in school that told you about the stripper that really liked him and how he was different to her than the others? I wonder if she had a fist full of $1 bills when he told her he loved her. Naaaa…I doubt that would do it for him. Of course, she definitely had something he wanted. By the way, please don’t waste your time viewing this entire 13 minute video……it’s bad enough you are wasting your time reading this blog.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/sports/pro/golf&id=7287113
If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, then this Video is worth $100 Million from Obama’s Budget
Now THIS is a video worth your while. It is only 1-2 minutes and is a perfect illustration of the impact of the Obama “cuts” to the budget. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how anyone can look someone in the eye (T.V. cameras….through a teleprompter) and talk about financial responsibility when you have allowed the Congress to increase our national debt by $3.8 Trillion in only 1 year. For the record, the Bush administration allowed the Congress to increase our national debt by $4 Trillion…but it took them 8 years to do it. And I thought I was upset about that! http://www.wimp.com/budgetcuts/
It’s Not Like they are Making ‘em Fight or Anything
PETA has their thong in a wad over a long standing tradition at a Nevada high school to raise funds. They play basketball while riding on donkeys. It reminds me when my high school gym teacher told me to get my “ass off the court.”
http://www.denverpost.com/rawnews/ci_14440653
Yet Another Way to Punish Wealth
If your child performs sufficiently well on a special test to be considered gifted in Clay County, Florida, you had better be poor if you want him or her to be accepted to the gifted program. It seems as though children with lower test scores are given preferential entry into the gifted program if they are “less fortunate.” This isn’t even a case of “tie goes to the poor kid.” It is actually a sliding scale based upon income. The higher the family income, the higher the kid must score to be accepted. It is sort of like Affirmative Action, except it’s based on income and not race. What is it about our society that propels us to punish prosperity? Wealth envy at its best. http://www.news4jax.com/news/22617540/detail.html
“Help a Guy out in need?” “Sorry pal, I would love to buy you a sandwich, but I don’t have a license.”
It may soon be illegal to give that homeless guy a sandwich in Miami. Pointing to litter in the street, city officials want to require good Samaritans to get a license before feeding the homeless. If you have been into the city of Miami lately, you would agree that litter from the homeless is the least of their worries. The local homeless shelters agree with the city that those who feed the homeless may not have proper food handling techniques. Okay…now the light is going on! This is not about litter folks; it is about controlling people’s lives, which is what government loves to do. Wouldn’t you think the local homeless shelters would applaud such generosity to their clients? Not when it is competition. This hurts their numbers. Lower numbers mean less funding and local support. What would the employees of the homeless shelter do if they actually stamped out homelessness? They wouldn’t have a job. The message is the same as always from government; get involved but don’t get crazy with it. This is why it is a fact that Liberals give less to charitable causes than conservatives. They expect the government to do it and so they can shirk their moral responsibility.
http://cbs4.com/local/Miami.Homeless.Ordinance.2.1524574.html
Well, I haven’t talked much about the Federal Government hijacking our health care. I cannot think of anything that has not been said a million times. Just understand this is not about “better” health care or providing health care to those who do not have it. It is about government control and wealth redistribution. There is not a single thing in this country the government has run better than the private sector….ever! Anything the Federal Government has ever set out to “fix” has resulted in failure and at a cost many times the original estimate to boot. Many Americans are too complacent, apathetic, and downright ignorant to realize we have just taken the final step on the path toward Socialism. One day, they will realize the magnitude of this government take over and they won’t be able to blame George Bush.
Let’s do some simple logic.
Q: Why has health care become such a hot topic in a country with the best health care in the world?
A: Because the cost of health care continues to rise disproportionately to our income.
Q: Why has the cost of health care risen disproportionately to our income?
A: There are several reasons for this. Our health care has unmistakably become more advanced through the years. Open heart surgery is a routine surgery today (unless it is your heart), whereas years ago you were just sent home to die. While the cost of a funeral rivals that of open heart surgery, it is a onetime cost that we all must pay at some point regardless of when we die. Knowing that we all must pay for a funeral at some point, open heart surgery is an added expense, which did not previously exist in our health care “system.” The same illustration can be drawn for countless medical procedures today. One could argue that better care in a more advanced world simply cost more than before. The capitalist in me says that the laws of supply and demand forces these prices back down, but they sure seem to get sticky on the way down. Our automobiles are way more technologically advanced than years ago. As a result, it cost way more to maintain them when they break. I don’t recall my parents ever mentioning we had to buckle down this month because the Impala needed a new motherboard.
The second reason health care cost have risen dramatically is on the back of your phone book (unless you ordered the CD version this year). Trial lawyers! This actually has two important facets that has been the primary driver of rising healthcare costs. Plain and simple….malpractice insurance. The average Doctor pays anywhere from $70,000 to $150,000 per year for medical malpractice insurance. Unfortunately, the average American thinks that Doctors are filthy rich and can pay for this as easily as the Federal Government pays for…well...anything. Since the average American suffers from Wealth Envy, an infliction in which we have not yet developed a cure, this does not bother them. The other very important impact from all of this (with the help of the lawyers) is the practice of defensive medicine. Some have estimated that hundreds of billions of dollars are needlessly spent every year due to the defensive posture on the part of Doctors to order a full scale battery of tests, even though they are very confident the patient is fine without them. Why? Lawsuits. Plain and simple.
Most people under 60 do not know that their parents actually paid for all routine health care. The Doctor came to the home and performed a service and mailed a bill later to be paid. Insurance was only for significant unplanned illnesses such as a surgery or lengthy treatment. During the 1930’s and 1940’s, Insurance companies began to emerge by offering plan members better rates because they negotiated lower rates with the care providers in exchange for exclusive agreements to steer business in their direction. All of this, combined with guaranteed and prompt payment, made for a beautiful relationship between insurance companies and health care providers. Keep in mind patients still paid their own way, but at a negotiated rate (sort of like Costco, Sam’s, or B.J.’s). They were still insured, however, only for serious costly illness requiring very large expenditures. Then, some wise businessman (just men in those days ladies….I can’t even make an effort to be PC right here), came up with the idea that they could offer a health insurance plan as a benefit to employees at a time when the Federal Government had frozen all wage increases. This, in effect, provided a non-taxable raise to employees. Interestingly, this was a maneuver concocted by none other than Unions!
The Community Organizer turned President would have you believe that evil insurance companies are to blame for rising health care costs. Take a guess at the average profit margin for the health insurance industry in the most recent Fortune 500 report? 18%? Maybe even 20%? Nope. Try 2.2%. By comparison, the Pharmaceutical industry averaged 19.3% and the Medical Products/Equipment industry averaged 16.3%. Of course, it is hard to demonize a company that produces heart catheters or pills, but everyone hates dealing with insurance companies.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/performers/industries/profits/
Muslim Woman are movin’ on up in Saudi
Wow. Such a huge step forward for Muslim women in the world of human rights. Not only does Saudi Arabia now allow female lawyers to step inside a courtroom, they are now permitted to actually argue a case in court. Talk about your progressive Muslim countries. I don’t know folks. Next thing you know they will be showing their ankles and insisting that they sit on the same bench as the Male attorneys….total mayhem. I still cannot figure out where there is no public outcry in our country over how Muslim countries treat woman.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/20/AR2010022001534.html
Folks…this is why I have been telling you the Global Warming Nut Jobs have starting using the term “Climate Change”
So the embattled and former head of the research center, Phil Jones that was at ground zero of the Climate-gate scandal has admitted there has been no global warming in the last 15 years. Did the liberal mainstream media report on this? Nope. By the way – if you haven’t noticed, I try to post links from the typical liberal media outlets. It takes away the liberal argument of bias (isn’t that calling the kettle…well, you get the idea). You would think that they would at least make an effort to report the interview and spin it in their typical liberal fashion. Unfortunately for them, there is no pro-global warming spin you can place on this story. Jones even left open the notion that the earth could have been warmer in mid-evil times. All I can say is…DUDE! That completely destroys any notion that global warming is manmade. Like I have said before…there is no global warming. Even if I concede there is global warming, there is zero evidence to suggest it is manmade.
I know that some of you who are reading this drank the global warming juice a long time ago. Maybe you trust Al Gore (which is why you voted for him). Perhaps you feel that God has entrusted this precious plant to our care and we need to do our part. I certainly agree with you on the later, but not the former. I am not sure if Al Gore believes in global warming as much as he believes he invented the internet, or if he is just plain crazy. If you haven’t noticed, he has all but been in hiding since the climate gate story broke. He will be back out soon….angry and crazy as ever. And to think he was a few hundred dangling chads and one loyal brother away from being our president.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/15/global-warming-insignificant-years-admits-uks-climate-scientist/
Now THAT’S a Fire!
Hey, remember that woman that falsely accused the Duke University lacrosse players for rape and ruined their lives? Well, it seems as though she beat up her boyfriend and made a bonfire out of his wardrobe. Hopefully, the District Attorney will believe his story.
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7068705/
It pains me to bring it up, but when a porn star is involved….
This is my mention of Tiger just so everyone knows I didn’t forget to bring it up. I couldn’t care less, but I MUST mention the story about the former porn star and self professed Tiger mistress demanding an apology from Tiger with her attorney Gloria Allred (the biggest slime ball attorney since the last meeting of O. J.’s Dream Team) by her side. She says she gave up a lucrative career in porn to be Tiger’s mistress. She also said that Tiger told her “I Love You.” Now isn’t this a switch? You guys ever remember a pal in school that told you about the stripper that really liked him and how he was different to her than the others? I wonder if she had a fist full of $1 bills when he told her he loved her. Naaaa…I doubt that would do it for him. Of course, she definitely had something he wanted. By the way, please don’t waste your time viewing this entire 13 minute video……it’s bad enough you are wasting your time reading this blog.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/sports/pro/golf&id=7287113
If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, then this Video is worth $100 Million from Obama’s Budget
Now THIS is a video worth your while. It is only 1-2 minutes and is a perfect illustration of the impact of the Obama “cuts” to the budget. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how anyone can look someone in the eye (T.V. cameras….through a teleprompter) and talk about financial responsibility when you have allowed the Congress to increase our national debt by $3.8 Trillion in only 1 year. For the record, the Bush administration allowed the Congress to increase our national debt by $4 Trillion…but it took them 8 years to do it. And I thought I was upset about that! http://www.wimp.com/budgetcuts/
It’s Not Like they are Making ‘em Fight or Anything
PETA has their thong in a wad over a long standing tradition at a Nevada high school to raise funds. They play basketball while riding on donkeys. It reminds me when my high school gym teacher told me to get my “ass off the court.”
http://www.denverpost.com/rawnews/ci_14440653
Yet Another Way to Punish Wealth
If your child performs sufficiently well on a special test to be considered gifted in Clay County, Florida, you had better be poor if you want him or her to be accepted to the gifted program. It seems as though children with lower test scores are given preferential entry into the gifted program if they are “less fortunate.” This isn’t even a case of “tie goes to the poor kid.” It is actually a sliding scale based upon income. The higher the family income, the higher the kid must score to be accepted. It is sort of like Affirmative Action, except it’s based on income and not race. What is it about our society that propels us to punish prosperity? Wealth envy at its best. http://www.news4jax.com/news/22617540/detail.html
“Help a Guy out in need?” “Sorry pal, I would love to buy you a sandwich, but I don’t have a license.”
It may soon be illegal to give that homeless guy a sandwich in Miami. Pointing to litter in the street, city officials want to require good Samaritans to get a license before feeding the homeless. If you have been into the city of Miami lately, you would agree that litter from the homeless is the least of their worries. The local homeless shelters agree with the city that those who feed the homeless may not have proper food handling techniques. Okay…now the light is going on! This is not about litter folks; it is about controlling people’s lives, which is what government loves to do. Wouldn’t you think the local homeless shelters would applaud such generosity to their clients? Not when it is competition. This hurts their numbers. Lower numbers mean less funding and local support. What would the employees of the homeless shelter do if they actually stamped out homelessness? They wouldn’t have a job. The message is the same as always from government; get involved but don’t get crazy with it. This is why it is a fact that Liberals give less to charitable causes than conservatives. They expect the government to do it and so they can shirk their moral responsibility.
http://cbs4.com/local/Miami.Homeless.Ordinance.2.1524574.html
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